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Scholars and Students who are Imprisoned, Being Prosecuted, or Facing Restrictions

A Travesty of Justice: Turkey Imprisons Prominent Civil Society Activists For Life

May 27
3 min

A Travesty of Justice: Turkey Imprisons Prominent Civil Society Activists For Life

Two translators are still detained in Egypt

Feb 24
2 min

Two translators are still detained in Egypt

Academic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup Myanmar

Feb 4
2 min

Academic Freedom and Higher Education in post-coup Myanmar

The Disappearance of Uyghur Intellectuals and Cultural Elites

Dec 15, 2021
5 min

The Disappearance of Uyghur Intellectuals and Cultural Elites

Controversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s Junta

Nov 10, 2021
3 min

Controversial Amnesty Decision by Myanmar’s Junta

Boğaziçi Campus Raided by Riot Police

Oct 27, 2021
2 min

Boğaziçi Campus Raided by Riot Police

Turkish Constitutional Court Ruled in Favor of Dismissed Peace Academic

Oct 16, 2021
2 min

Turkish Constitutional Court Ruled in Favor of Dismissed Peace Academic

Iran Must Release Academic and Political Prisoners Who Contracted Covid-19 on Medical Grounds

Aug 10, 2021
2 min

Iran Must Release Academic and Political Prisoners Who Contracted Covid-19 on Medical Grounds

Alia Mosallam, Egyptian Academic Detained upon Arrival at Cairo Airport

Jul 20, 2021
1 min

Alia Mosallam, Egyptian Academic Detained upon Arrival at Cairo Airport

Thailand: Two Thai Pro-democracy Students Released on Bail

May 20, 2021
1 min

Thailand: Two Thai Pro-democracy Students Released on Bail

Iranian Professor Jailed After Attending Training Course in Czech Republic

Mar 1, 2021
2 min

Iranian Professor Jailed After Attending Training Course in Czech Republic

Turkish Government Prosecutes Four Bogazici Students for Inciting Enmity

Jan 31, 2021
2 min

Turkish Government Prosecutes Four Bogazici Students for Inciting Enmity

Iran Temporarily Halts Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali

Dec 2, 2020
2 min

Iran Temporarily Halts Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali

Extremely Urgent: Iran Must Stop Imminent Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali

Nov 25, 2020
4 min

Extremely Urgent: Iran Must Stop Imminent Execution of Swedish-Iranian Academic Ahmadreza Djalali

Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved from Qarchak Prison in Iran to Unknown Location

Oct 26, 2020
2 min

Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved from Qarchak Prison in Iran to Unknown Location

Iran Temporarily Releases French-Iranian Academic from Jail

Oct 7, 2020
1 min

Iran Temporarily Releases French-Iranian Academic from Jail

Freed Detainees in Belarus Describe Harrowing Beatings

Aug 18, 2020
3 min

Freed Detainees in Belarus Describe Harrowing Beatings

Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved to Remote Prison in Iran Reportedly Rife with Covid 19

Jul 29, 2020
3 min

Australian Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert Moved to Remote Prison in Iran Reportedly Rife with Covid 19

Sajid Soomro: Another Pakistani Academic Falls Victim to Blasphemy Law

Jul 3, 2020
3 min

Sajid Soomro: Another Pakistani Academic Falls Victim to Blasphemy Law

French President Macron Demands Tehran Release French-Iranian Academic

Jun 10, 2020
2 min

French President Macron Demands Tehran Release French-Iranian Academic

18-year Old Student Imprisoned In Azerbaijan For Demanding Free Education

Jun 7, 2020
2 min

18-year Old Student Imprisoned In Azerbaijan For Demanding Free Education

Fariba Adelkhah—French-Iranian Academic “Jailed for Six Years” in Iran

May 20, 2020
2 min

Fariba Adelkhah—French-Iranian Academic “Jailed for Six Years” in Iran

Iran Frees More than One Thousand Foreign Prisoners, but Not VUB Ahmadreza Djalali

Apr 29, 2020
2 min

Iran Frees More than One Thousand Foreign Prisoners, but Not VUB Ahmadreza Djalali

Open Letter to Release Iran’s Female Prisoners of Conscience During Pandemic

Apr 29, 2020
3 min

Open Letter to Release Iran’s Female Prisoners of Conscience During Pandemic

Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Kylie Moore-Gilbert Sentenced to Ten Years in Iran Prison

Jan 24, 2020
3 min

Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Kylie Moore-Gilbert Sentenced to Ten Years in Iran Prison

Iran’s New Hostage-Taking Policy

Nov 21, 2019
3 min

Iran’s New Hostage-Taking Policy

Vietnamese University Lecturer Jailed for Online Posting

Nov 19, 2019
1 min

Vietnamese University Lecturer Jailed for Online Posting

New Home for Many Egyptian Academics: Jail

Nov 8, 2019
3 min

New Home for Many Egyptian Academics: Jail

Paris Confirms Iran has Detained Second French Researcher

Oct 19, 2019
3 min

Paris Confirms Iran has Detained Second French Researcher

Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Kylie Moore-Gilbert Sentenced to Ten Years in Iran Prison

Sep 17, 2019
1 min

Letter of Appeal on Behalf of Kylie Moore-Gilbert Sentenced to Ten Years in Iran Prison

Kameel Ahmady—British-Iranian Anthropologist Arrested in Iran

Aug 16, 2019
3 min

Kameel Ahmady—British-Iranian Anthropologist Arrested in Iran

Ilham Tohti

May 3, 2019
2 min

Ilham Tohti

Mostafa Alavi

Apr 25, 2019
1 min

Mostafa Alavi

Yashar Darolshafa

Apr 25, 2019
1 min

Yashar Darolshafa

Saeed Madani

Apr 25, 2019
1 min

Saeed Madani

Sidig Noreen Abdalla

Apr 25, 2019
1 min

Sidig Noreen Abdalla

Abdul Jalil Al-Singace

Apr 25, 2019
2 min

Abdul Jalil Al-Singace

Abdul Kareem Yousef Al-Khodr

Apr 25, 2019
1 min

Abdul Kareem Yousef Al-Khodr

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